Adjunct Instructor, Practical Nursing Education

Adjunct Instructor, Practical Nursing Education

Salary

$35.17 - $39.45 Hourly

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Adjunct Instructor (PT)

Job Number

26-27-00078

Division

Academics and Guided Career Pathways

Department

Practical Nursing Education

Opening Date

10/07/2026

Closing Date

6/30/2027 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Exempt

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Description

Do Great Things! Durham Technical Community College is hiring an adjunct instructor in the Practical Nursing Education Program. The part-time instructor of the Practical Nursing program is primarily responsible for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of clinical instruction and /or lab, and for providing those related services and support activities required for optimal student learning and effective educational programming. As a member of the Practical Nursing program faculty, the instructor is also accountable for assisting and supporting the program director and/or department dean, as needed, in meeting the instructional and curricular requirements of the program, department, and division.

Examples of Duties

• Teach contact hours per week as assigned (hours may include day, evenings, or weekends), for the full duration of scheduled instruction;

• Enforce academic policy and procedures at all times, and comply with all other institutional rules and regulations pertinent to classroom/clinical instruction and general employment;

• Assist in the development and enforcement of policies and procedures related to student admission, progression and graduation;

• Be available to students requiring additional assistance;

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of competency-based education and utilize available educational resources for the improvement of instruction and the creation of teaching materials;

• Participate in program, departmental, divisional, and institutional meetings and other announced activities;

• Maintain complete office and student records, as needed; processing reports, forms, and all other required paperwork in a timely, efficient manner, checking for the accuracy, correctness, and completeness of all data;

• Assume other necessary responsibilities and perform additional tasks as assigned by the program director and/or department dean in meeting the needs of the program, department, division, and the College.

Minimum Qualifications

Should hold either a baccalaureate in nursing or a graduate degree in nursing from an accredited institution; master's degree with a major in nursing is preferred;

Must have a current unrestricted licensure as a registered nurse in the state of North Carolina is required;

Should have background experience in the area of Medical-Surgical, Maternal-Child, and/or Psychiatric Nursing is preferred.

Work Experience:

• The Practical Nursing instructor must have two (2) calendar years full-time employment or the equivalent experience in clinical nursing practice as a registered nurse in a hospital or primary care facility;
• Preferred to have one year of current teaching experience with appropriate clinical supervisory skills at the Practical Nursing level or above, or the equivalent in professional clinical education

Supplemental Information

• A thorough understanding and commitment to the mission and philosophy of the North Carolina Community College System.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, civil, and respectful interpersonal relations throughout the college and the community.
• Ability to respect and work with social, cultural, spiritual, and intellectual diversity.
• Competence in oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of principles of adult education and student-centered active learning strategies.
• Proficiency in computer technology as evidenced by competence with Microsoft Office products, including Excel and Word and current instructional technology.
• Ability to function effectively under stress.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution abilities.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Awareness of needs and expectations of student, colleagues, and community groups.
• Ability to think creatively and put ideas into action.
• Ability to make presentations to small and large audiences.
• Personal integrity, honesty, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Familiarity with OSHA standards as they apply to health technologies education.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and effective oral and written communication/public relation skills;
• Ability to recognize and evaluate unsafe patient care situations and take appropriate action.
• Maintain competence in the areas of assigned responsibility.
• Have knowledge of nursing practice for the registered nurse and the licensed practical nurse.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The physical and mental demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job:

Mobility sufficient to:

• Move around in classrooms, labs, patient rooms, workspaces, and treatment areas
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Stand, squat, reach above head, lift, push, pull
• Walk the equivalent of several miles daily at work
• Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time;
• Ability to lift, at times, 10 lbs.

Motor skills sufficient to:

• Calibrate and use equipment, e.g. administer injections, insert catheters, manipulate intravenous equipment, and position and transfer patients

Hearing sufficient to:

• Hear monitor alarms, emergency signals and cries for help
• Auscultate bodily sounds (Blood pressure, breath sounds, heart sounds and others)

Vision sufficient to:

• Observe patient/client responses, see a change in skin color, read the scale on a syringe.

Tactile ability sufficient to:

• Perform palpation, functions of physical examination and/or those related to therapeutic intervention. e.g. insertion of catheters, palpate a pulse

Normal Working Hours: The part-time Practical Nursing Instructor is required to work the hours as stated in the contract per week, according to a flexible schedule which may include day, evening, and/or weekend responsibilities and duties.

This position is not eligible for benefits. For more information, please visit Employee Categories and Benefits Eligibility.

01

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• Less than High School
• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Do you have at least two calendar years of full-time employment or the equivalent experience in clinical nursing practice as a registered nurse in a hospital or primary care facility?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have a Bachelors degree (or higher) in nursing from an accredited institution?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have prior work experience in the area of in the area of Medical-Surgical and /or Maternal-Child nursing?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have at least one year of current teaching experience with appropriate clinical supervisory skills at the Practical Nursing level or above, or the equivalent in professional clinical education?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you currently hold an unrestricted license as a registered nurse in the state of North Carolina?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Durham Technical Community College

Address 1637 East Lawson Street

Durham, North Carolina, 27703

Phone 919-536-7244-5101

919-536-7200

Website https://www.durhamtech.edu/